Smoking Treatment in HIV Clinical Care Settings

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The study is designed to evaluate and compare the efficacy and cost effectiveness of 3 smoking cessation treatments with HIV-positive cigarette smokers. The treatments include face-to-face individual counseling, a computer-Internet-based self-help treatment and a self-help manual treatment.

All participants have access to an Internet-based self-help intervention that includes social support through message boards. All participants have access to 10 weeks of nicotine replacement treatment.

Experimental: Counseling

Individual counseling plus nicotine replacement treatment.

Behavioral: Individual Counseling

Six individual counseling sessions are provided over a 12 week treatment period. Participants also have access to a 10-week nicotine replacement treatment.

Active Comparator: Self-Help

Self-help Manual plus nicotine replacment treatment.

Behavioral: self-help

Participants receive a self-help manual and have access to a 10 nicotine replacement treatment.

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